Landforms/Population
The largest sand desert in the world touches parts of Israel, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia.
Arabian Desert
This sea borders Egypt, Israel, Lebanon and Syria.
Mediterranean Sea
Palestine
This conflict of the early 1990's led to U.S. involvement in the region.
The First Gulf War
This country is separated from the Arabian peninsula by the Red Sea.
Egypt
This mountain range runs from the north, along Iran's borders with Iraq and Turkey.
The Zagros
The Gulf's of Oman 7 Aden led to this sea.
Arabian Sea
The Israelis won control of Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza during this conflict.
Six-Day War of 1967
The collapse of this empire led to the creation of new nations and a future of instability.
The Ottoman Empire
A holy city in the middle east.
Jerusalem
This mountain range is seen from Tehran, towering above the city. The Caspian Sea is to the north and the range touches Turkmenistan on their western border.
The Elburz
The fertile region known as Mesopotamia or "land between the rivers" is home to which two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
This country may want access to the Mediterranean and would have to go through the Golan Heights.
Syria
The divide within the religion of Islam led to the formation of these two groups
Shia & Sunni Muslims
Dubai is a famous city located in this country.
United Arab Emirates
Name TWO cities with over 5,000,000 people.
Istanbul, Baghdad, and Tehran.
This body of water separates the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Persian Gulf
They may be a nuclear threat & can close a very important trade route, the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran
This ethnic group was the target of an Iraqi-led regime controlled by Saddam Hussein.
The Kurds
Shares a border with Syria and Israel.
Lebanon
These TWO nations are not only small in terms of landmass, but population as well.
Bahrain & Kuwait
Iran's coastlines touches these four bodies of water.
Caspian Sea, Persian gulf, Gulf of Oman, and Strait of Hormuz.
A Sunni-led regime that does not seem friendly with the Iranians.
Saudi Arabia
Name 3 extremist groups that have historically caused terror in the region.
Hezbollah, al-Qaeda, and ISIS
These two locations are areas of instability and conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
The West Bank & Gaza Strip